Only one submission by each competitor is allowed. The date of birth should be given. To facilitate the assessment of the papers competitors who present their papers in French, German or Spanish are requested to add an English translation. The participation in the IVR-Prize competition does not exclude the paper from being submitted to the Congress (for presentation in the working groups).

The papers received will be read by a panel of judges appointed by the Executive Committee of the IVR. The prize winner will be awarded € 1000 and be given the opportunity to deliver a special “IVR-Prize Lecture” at the Washington World Congress of the IVR. Her/his paper will be published in the ARSP.